GRE Word List

SUSTENANCE

means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living

The meaning of the word sustenance is means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living.

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shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
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